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  • 8th CMSAF shares experience, advice during Fairchild visit

    The eighth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force visited Fairchild, speaking at an enlisted call and at the Airman Leadership School May 13.Chief Master Sgt. Sam E. Parish, who served as CMSAF from 1983 to 1986, spoke of the evolution of the Air Force since his time-in-service and how being a good

  • Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson team rounded up for Air Moblity Rodeo 2011

    The Airmen have been rounded up and they've been preparing themselves for this year's Air Mobility Command Rodeo 2011, which is set to take place from July 23 to 29 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.Twenty-nine members make up Team Alaska, consisting of several different teams, including aerial

  • Joint Air Operations Center stand-up part of National Level Exercise 2011

    The Kentucky National Guard stood up a Joint Air Operations Center here May 16 to serve as the main command node for all of the state's fixed-wing and rotary aircraft that are participating in the largest earthquake-response exercise in U.S. history.The week-long event, called National Level

  • Exercise tests medical response after major earthquake

    Amidst the chaos of moans, groans and cries for help, members of the Kentucky Ar National Guard's 123rd Airlift Wing conducted patient triage and provided emergency medical care for more than a dozen men and women badly injured in an earthquake and subsequent plane crash here May 18.Fortunately, the

  • 514th AES provides medical support at 30,000 feet

    The KC-135 Stratotanker powers down the runway at full speed. Members of the 514th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron are strapped in their seats with their backs pressed against the side walls of the cabin.The mission -- transporting medical patients from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, enroute to

  • Scott Airmen getting the most 'cluck for their buck'

    Team Scott Airmen on meal cards have been temporarily receiving the military's basic allowance for subsistence, or BAS, as a result of renovations to the Scott dining facility. To help Airmen budget, the 375th Medical Group and the Scott AFB Airman and Family Readiness Center came out with a plan

  • AMC commander visits 375th AMW

    The commander of Air Mobility Command got a first-hand look at the 375th Air Mobility Wing and its Airmen during his two-day visit here May 11 to 12 as members of the wing "showcased" how they "Outshine, Outserve and Outperform" in all that they do.Gen. Raymond E. Johns, along with his wife, Diana,

  • Joint Base Charleston officials put focus on motorcycle safety

    Joint Base Charleston's  628th Air Base Wing safety office offered their practical riders' motorcycle operation and mentorship training May 14 and 15.The training, held at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, or FLETC, pursuit training course, instructed more than 20 personnel on safety

  • Joint Base Charleston aerial porters prepare for AMC Rodeo

    Six Airmen from the 437th Aerial Port Squadron completed a four-mile challenge course May 17, at Hunley Park on Joint Base Charleston in preparation for the Air Mobility Command Rodeo 2011 readiness competition. Air Mobility Rodeo 2011, scheduled for July 23 to 31 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.,